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Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe

vegetable chow mein in a bowl
Kanchan Dilip
Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe calls for flat rice or wheat noodles with broccoli, carrot, and tofu that is stir-fried with a homemade sauce. A wide range of veggies can be added to these fried noodles with egg, making it a complete meal. This recipe is far better than takeout and is quite quick and easy to make!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 3
Calories 131 kcal

Equipment

  • Wok

Ingredients
 
 

For the chow mein:

  • 1 tsp peanut oil
  • 1½ tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1½ tsp ginger peeled, chopped fine
  • 2 clove garlic chopped fine
  • 4 scallion
  • 1 carrot sliced
  • 1 pepper sliced
  • 8 floret broccolini
  • ½ pack tofu firm
  • 1 pack chow mein noodle
  • ½ cup green cabbage chopped
  • ⅓ cup red cabbage (optional) shredded for garnish
  • 1 tbsp toasted black sesame seeds optional for garnish
  • 1 tsp chili sesame oil optional

For the sauce:

  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1½ tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • ½ tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1½ tsp chili sesame oil

Instructions
 

For the sauce:

  • Mix the ingredients for the sauce together in a bowl and keep aside.
    mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl

How to stir-fry the Vegetable Chow Mein:

  • Prepare by chopping the vegetables and tofu and keep them ready.
    chopped veggies
  • Heat a wok to high and add the peanut oil. Add all the veggies (except cabbage) and tofu with the garlic and ginger and sauté on high heat for two minutes. Keep stirring constantly and then add the noodles.
    saute the veggies and add the noodles
  • Stir the noodles for a few seconds and then add the cabbage.
    add cabbage to noodles
  • Pour the sauce mixture and the toasted sesame oil in to the wok and toss the noodles for another minutes.
    add the sauce to the vegetable noodles
  • Plate while still hot and garnish with scallions, shredded red cabbage and black sesame seeds. Drizzle a few drops of chili sesame oil on top.
    garnish the vegetable chow mein with scallion, red cabbage and sesame seeds

Notes

  1. I did not add sugar since dark soy sauce has molasses in it. But you could add a pinch of brown sugar if you like it a bit sweeter.
  2. I did not use oyster sauce but instead a small addition of hoisin rounds off the flavor. You could opt to use the vegetarian oyster sauce.
  3. As you fry the veggies and noodles, keep stirring and scraping the bottom of the wok, adjust the sauce and season to your liking.

Nutrition

Calories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 7gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 568mgPotassium: 168mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3617IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chow mein, fried noodles, vegetable chow mein
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